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Best shizzle of 2006
Silver EPSilver EP by Jesu
Buy used from: £22.05
Only an EP, but young Justin once again produces the most amazing listen of the year.
Mr. BeastMr. Beast by Mogwai
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.10
The mighty 'gwai deliver the goods again.
Every Red Heart Shines Toward the Red SunEvery Red Heart Shines Toward the Red Sun by Red Sparowes
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £8.18
Who'd have thought they'd have been able to top At the Soundless Dawn? Stunning.
RomanceRomance by Narcosis
Buy used from: £14.98
Grind the way it should be...
Enemies Like ThisEnemies Like This by Radio 4
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £0.66
Top return to form.
In the Name of God Welcome to Planet GenocideIn the Name of God Welcome to Planet Genocide by The Meads of Asphodel
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £3.94
Still can't get over how impressive this is.
Pieces Of The People We LovePieces Of The People We Love by The Rapture
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.59
No LCD lp this year? Don't worry, here's thee post-punk-funk-disco lp to keep yer dancin!
Hang the DJHang the DJ by Shitmat
Buy new: £11.28 / Used from: £7.92
The man is a genius.
Second WaveSecond Wave by Khoma
Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £3.99
Cult of Luna spin-off completely overshadows Cult of Luna shocker.
1 Cure Fits All1 Cure Fits All by Therapy?
Buy used from: £4.50
It's a Therapy? album. A good Therapy? album. A bloody good Therapy? album.
Howlin RainHowlin Rain by Howlin Rain
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £10.80
It sounds like the Magic Band. Oh, hang on a minute, it sounds more like Creedence. Or is it Lynard Skynard? And where did that Thurston Moore-esque guitar come from?
FABRICLIVE27: DJ FormatFABRICLIVE27: DJ Format by DJ Format
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £5.60
We got the funk.
A Line of Deathless KingsA Line of Deathless Kings by My Dying Bride
Buy used from: £6.94
Usual cheeriness from the gothic doom legends.
You Are ThereYou Are There by Mono
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £7.72
Albini enhanced Japanese post-rockers deliver the goods again. And I use the phrase "deliver the goods again" again.
Comes to Your HouseComes to Your House by Todd
Buy new: £14.19 / Used from: £8.54
And you thought Purity Pledge was nasty....
Christ IllusionChrist Illusion by Slayer
Buy new: £14.08 / Used from: £3.99
With Lombardo back on board, Slayer sound like Slayer again.
St. ElsewhereSt. Elsewhere by Gnarls Barkley
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £0.01
Cee-lo & the Mouse produce a warped funk soul classic. Crazy WAS the single of the year - once every century the Great British public gets SOMETHING right.
Kfc Core [VINYL]Kfc Core [VINYL] by DJ Scotch Egg
YES!!! Glitchy noise with mad Japanese student shouting through megaphones!
EasterEaster by These Arms Are Snakes
Buy new: £9.58 / Used from: £4.89
Ex-Botch lads continue their quest to keep the late 80s Dischord sound alive. Good on 'em.
How Clean Is Your Acid House?How Clean Is Your Acid House? by Errors
Hmm... electro post-rock acid? Very nice idea!
All Roads Lead to AusfahrtAll Roads Lead to Ausfahrt by Nomeansno
Buy new: £16.09 / Used from: £9.17
If an lp has the name Nomeansno on the front, it's going to be great.
In the Absence of TruthIn the Absence of Truth by Isis
Buy new: £14.19 / Used from: £8.18
On first few listens it's good, but it's no Panoptican. Time will tell...
The WarningThe Warning by Hot Chip
Buy used from: £0.78
Catchy uplifting slice of electro pop.
Somewhere Along the HighwaySomewhere Along the Highway by Cult of Luna
Buy new: £11.78 / Used from: £4.74
Good solid effort from the Cult, but doesn't match up to Khoma.
The Amazing Adventures Of DJ YodaThe Amazing Adventures Of DJ Yoda by DJ Yoda
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £4.98
RUBBISH year for hip-hop, particularly with J5, DJ Shadow & Outkast giving us their weakest works & UKHH going a tad quiet. Thank god for Yoda with his unpretentious knockabout fun.